Maui’s best snorkeling

If you ever visit Maui and want to go snorkeling, you’re sure to hear about Molokini Crater, said Jennifer Murphy in The Washington Post. The half-sunken crater is home to some 250 fish species and 38 species of coral, so snorkeling there, “you feel like you’re in an aquarium.” But half a million other people visit every year, so you’ll typically be swimming with hundreds of other tourists. For a snorkeling experience that “feels more Blue Planet,” look elsewhere. Honolua Bay is a great spot for first-time snorkelers most of the year and offers the chance of a one-on-one encounter with a sea turtle. Or try Puu Kekaa, a lava promontory at the end of Kaanapali Beach on Maui’s West Side. Go early and snorkel along the black rock’s edge. “You’ll reach a vertical wall where you’re likely to see sea turtles, spotted eagle rays, and a sandy bottom blanketed in starfish and urchin. In season, you might also be serenaded by singing humpback whales.”